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package org.perf4j.helpers;

import org.perf4j.GroupedTimingStatistics;

/**
 * Can format a {@link org.perf4j.GroupedTimingStatistics} instance to a String.
 *
 * @author Alex Devine
 */
public interface GroupedTimingStatisticsFormatter {
    /**
     * Outputs the specified GroupedTimingStatistics instance as a String
     *
     * @param stats The GroupedTimingStatistics instance to format
     * @return The stringified GroupedTimingStatistics
     */
    String format(GroupedTimingStatistics stats);
}
